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Which of the following plants shows parallel venation?

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Potato
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Groundnut
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C
Pea plant
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D
Lily
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Solution

The correct option is D Lily
Venation refers to the arrangement of veins and veinlets in the leaf lamina.

Parallel venation is a characteristic feature of monocots. In parallel venation, veins run parallel to each other. Lily plant is a monocot and it shows parallel venation.

Potato, groundnut and pea plants are dicots and they show reticulate venation. In reticulate venation, the veinlets form a network in the leaf lamina.

Parallel Venation

Reticulate Venation

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